What is the Qualified Digital Signature?
The Digital Signature (or Electronic Signature) is a certificate that allows PDF files to be signed with the same legal validity as a handwritten signature. ✍️
🔏 What it does
The Digital Signature makes it possible to identify the origin of data sent electronically (authentication), and to check whether the data has been changed (integrity). This way, the PDF cannot be edited, guaranteeing that its data is exactly the same as the data at the moment the invoice was issued.
This is a legal measure that will apply to all companies and to all software providers certified by the Tax Authority.
💡 In short: a Digital Signature has digital certificates associated with it that guarantee the identity of the person signing a digital document.